The Colors of Leaving, La Jolla / 24 x 36 / Oil on Canvas flowers ARTIST NOTES: I couldn't help

ARTIST NOTES: I couldn't help myself with the silly title

I was standing on a slope of calla lilies

fresh painting

I thought the bridge was the Bixby Bridge

easy to wipe clean

The Colors of Leaving, La Jolla / 24 x 36 / Oil on Canvas flowers ARTIST NOTES: I couldn't helpOriginal Oil Landscape Painting in La Jolla, California, by Liana Steinmetz ARTIST NOTES: Palm trees are carefree, warm, open to the day. This painting sits at sunset. The sky turns pink, the light softens, and everything feels heightened. Like the world is putting on one last show. Theres joy in being there, and a quiet sadness in knowing the day is ending. That feeling of happiness and longing at the same time lives in the color. DETAILS: Oil on